| ADJECTIVE | all | conciliatory, compromising, flexible | making or willing to make concessions |
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| all | conciliatory, conciliative | intended to placate |
| Sounds | kahnsih'liy.ahtao.riy; kahnsih'lyahtao.riy | |
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| Rhymes | accusatory ... zealotry: 432 rhymes with riy... | |
| Meaning | making or willing to make concessions. | |
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| Synonyms | compromising, flexible | |
| Narrower | yielding | tending to give ... / give in or surrender or agree / agree |
| Opposite | uncompromising, sturdy, inflexible | not making concessions |
| Spanish | acomodaticio, conciliador, flexible | |
| Catalan | conciliador | |
| Verbs | conciliate | come to terms |
| Meaning | Intended to placate. | |
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| Example | "a conciliatory visit" | |
| Synonym | conciliative | |
| Narrower | appeasing, placating, placative, placatory | Intended to pacify by acceding to demands or granting concessions |
| pacific | Promoting peace | |
| propitiative, propitiatory | Intended to reconcile / reconcile or appease | |
| soft | willing to negotiate and compromise / compromise | |
| Opposite | antagonistic | Arousing animosity or hostility |
| Verbs | conciliate | come to terms |
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